Politicians, businessmen, captains of industries and other dignitaries have started arriving at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in Isiokpi in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State for the funeral service of Herber Wigwe.
The church will host the funeral service for the former Chief Executive Officer of Access Bank Plc, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife, Doreen, and son, Chizzy.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State, and Dr Godknows Igali, a former Nigerian Ambassador, are among those who have arrived.
Members of the clergy, traditional rulers from Omoeke, Wigwe’s hometown, and monarchs from Isiokpo in general are also already seated.
Meanwhile, the state Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, is coordinating a security beef-up at the venue within Isiokpo and its surroundings.
Family members, friends and associates had, on Friday, attended the Christian wake organised in honour of the deceased in the community.
Wigwe, his wife, son, and a former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, died on February 9, 2024, in a helicopter crash that occurred near a border town between California and Nevada, United States.
Recall that Wigwe, his wife, son, and a former Group Chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, died on February 9, 2024, in a helicopter crash that occurred near a border town between California and Nevada, United States.
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